Venezuelan skier Adrian Solano may be the butt of the world's jokes after hapless slips and falls in the Lahti Nordic World Ski Championships last week, but the 22-year-old cook who had never seen snow and practiced the sport on wheels is delighted with his "marvellous" adventure.

Kurt Busch finally wins Daytona as just 25 cars cross the finish line, only five of them unscathed.

Melbourne Boomers general manager Justin Nelson believes the way people talk about the WNBL needs to change.

Andrew Bogut's chances of a second NBA title may be set to soar with reports that a move to defending champions Cleveland Cavaliers is on the cards.

Surfing great Kelly Slater has called for a "serious" shark cull in the waters off the island of Réunion, after a surfer was killed in the area last week, bringing the number of attacks to 20 since 2011.

Crystal Palace supporters inadvertently vandalised their own team's bus thinking it belonged to Middlesbrough prior to the Premier League clash between the relegation rivals on Saturday.

The first ball Virat Kohli faced as captain of India was from Mitch Johnson at the Adelaide Oval, and it hit him in the head. That was less than two weeks after the death of Phil Hughes, and it  sent an alarmed shiver down every spine, not least Johnson's.

Trainers eyeing the prized Black Opal Stakes will be hoping for a drought in Queensland this week.

Jason Behrendorff is still trying to process what has transpired over a "whirlwind" couple of days.

India's pitch doctors have been thrown another curve ball by the confident Australians, who say they are prepared for whatever surface is thrown at them for the second Test in Bangalore.

The Australian Turf Club might be counting the million-dollar cost of a number of 11th-hour Japanese withdrawals for the autumn carnival, but will focus on strengthening ties with Hong Kong.

​Western Sydney admit they must get at least a point out of their trip to Shanghai SIPG or risk their Asian Champions League campaign stalling at the start line.

PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Jeron Zoet has lashed out at goal-line technology after conceding a bizarre own goal in a 2-1 Eredivisie defeat by Feyenoord that all-but-ended their title hopes on Sunday.

An accident at Thoroughbred Park on Tuesday morning has left track work rider Riharna Thomson in hospital.

The Racing Victoria handicapping department have given sprinter Chautauqua a weight in Saturday week's $1.25 million Newmarket Handicap that could well help reignite the horse's profile.

Imagine playing a game of tennis with a mate when someone offers to play the winner. Nothing necessarily unusual there, until you look up and see that the owner of the offer is none other than women's world No.1 - and contender for the the title of the sport's greatest ever player - Serena Williams....

Australia's top cricketers may have to contemplate signing temporary series-by-series contracts should they decide to spurn a new revenue model Cricket Australia remains determined to introduce.

Graham Arnold's definition of becoming the greatest team in A-League history is whether Sydney FC can eclipse the points' record for a single season.

Andrew Bogut is reportedly set to talk to four clubs including defending champions Cleveland after moving a step closer to sorting his NBA future by finalising a buyout of his contract.

Bernard Tomic is in a desperate fight to retain his grand slam seeding status as Nick Kyrgios lines up to potentially send his erstwhile Davis Cup teammate tumbling further down the rankings.

Without Zlatan Ibrahimovic's goals in the Premier League, the team would be 11 points worse off. He is their talisman, their leader, their lion, and he is roaring as loudly as he is proudly

Arsene Wenger has rejected a stunning offer from China to make him the highest-paid manager in the world, following his revelation that he has no plans to retire, whether or not he remains at Arsenal.

The Indian board's decision to doctor the pitch for the first Test has spectacularly backfired - again.

Western Sydney's Asian Champions League campaign has gone from bad to worse thanks to a 5-1 group-stage drubbing by Chinese Super League heavyweights Shanghai SIPG.

Star trainer David Hayes is gunning for a second Black Opal Stakes crown, 23 years after winning his first with St Covet.